"Double your pleasure, double your fun ..." While that catchy Wrigley's chewing gum jingle may be outdated, it's still a genuine mantra for Chicago Area Tandem Society members. As the recent "Tour the Heart of Illinois" Rally suggests, CATS is a liv...

With more electric vehicles purring along roadways, charging stations are key to widespread acceptance by skeptical motorists. Surprisingly, cyclists are already blessed with free “charging stations” scattered throughout the Chicago area. Various su...

While Mother Nature dazzled us with her fall palette, Chicago area biking boasted its own collage of recent activity with community rides, trail development and an e-bike tax credit proposal. Community favorite Ridgeville Park District and the city ...

Illinois is 15th in the Bicycle Friendly State rankings, but just what does that mean? How does an entire state improve? These are likely to be among the key questions circulating at the 2022 Illinois Bike Summit Oct. 12-13 in Champaign. With suppor...

This milestone column, No. 50, calls for something a little different. Four years retired from teaching math, I still value quizzes. Let's see who's been paying attention! (Answers at column end.) 1.) What's the original name of the Active Transport...

Palatine's Harper College may just be the first Illinois community college to fund/organize its own bike share program, an initiative extending beyond Harper's 200-acre campus. Those with Harper email addresses enjoy discounted fees, but anyone with...

A dedicated Schaumburg cyclist lived my Tour de France fantasy, cycling five days in the Pyrenees, viewing a mountain stage finish and cheering racers along Paris's Champs-Élysées on the final day. Daily Herald Deputy Managing Editor Neil Holdway fi...

With a staff under 20, how does any organization pull off a 20,000-rider bike event on a major roadway? “Volunteers are the keystone, full stop!” So acknowledges Melody Geraci, Active Transportation Alliance deputy executive director. Sept. 4 mark...

Sometimes a news story catches my eye. Sometimes it chokes me up. The death of a 3-year-old riding in the rear carrier on her mother's bike evoked strong emotions with the merging of two passions - biking and parenthood. An early June biking fatalit...